Hawks Decry "Misguided Jelbek Policy"
Deltarian hawks have expressed dismay at the Government's supposedly lenient approach to the Rklemjistad Summit. Leaks that the Government had agreed to a five year timeline to withdraw from Jelbania have caused outrage among many officials of the previous administration. Odoacer Bratislav a former national security advisor to ex-Chairman Adawolf von Thaller demanded nothing less than "annexation of southern Jelbania" in an opinion peace in the Ushalandan Recorder.
Another old regime star, Mazaranna z Jler a former deputy Foreign Minister questioned, in the Deltarian Eye, the government's apparent failure to take advantage of the overwhelmingly negative international opinion of Vanuku. The latter country faces numerous condemnations, sanctions and other punitive measures. According to Jler, this should make it vulnerable to "strong Deltarian demands".
This however is far from the approach that the Sigeric von Thaller Grand Council seems to be following. As one insider stated, "it is not out of love for Vanuku that Deltaria is going soft in the peace negotiations." Deltaria's moves are seen as a rush to divert the considerable resources that it is plowing into Jelbania yearly to strengthen its own domestic economy and upgrade its armed forces before any more largescale military adventures. Chairman Thaller apparently believes that there is more to be gained via diplomacy and certain "soft actions" than any dragging on in the peace negotiations.
Deltaria apparently views itself as able to continue influencing southern Jelbania "by remote" and feels that Vanuku will not be able to mess about too much in Jelbania in coming years given its many tattered international relations and a freshly resolved dispute with Zardugal. Here Deltaria has quietly interfered, promoting oligarch Vladan Zima's apparent interest in investing in the Zardic Canal. The Grand Council has apparently ordered all departments to forward any kind of help towards the success of the project, be it supporting investors with loans or sharing any intelligence with the Zards related to the project. The rise of a rival Canal in Majatra would naturally weaken the Grand Canal's strategic and economic importance.